shelter; refuge; protected place
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
shipping company; freight company; transport company
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
digital versatile disc; DVD
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
fireworks display; display of fireworks
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
war; battle; match; game; competition
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to speak ill of; to disparage
The Three Little Pigs (fable)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)